diff --git a/drivers/crypto/cavium/cpt/cptpf_main.c b/drivers/crypto/cavium/cpt/cptpf_main.c
index 7e1d95b85b27..c6781bbbdc5f 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/cavium/cpt/cptpf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/cavium/cpt/cptpf_main.c
@@ -306,6 +306,8 @@ static int cpt_ucode_load_fw(struct cpt_device *cpt, const u8 *fw, bool is_ae)
 
 	ret = do_cpt_init(cpt, mcode);
 	if (ret) {
+		dma_free_coherent(&cpt->pdev->dev, mcode->code_size,
+				  mcode->code, mcode->phys_base);
 		dev_err(dev, "do_cpt_init failed with ret: %d\n", ret);
 		goto fw_release;
 	}